Turner hit in sixth lifts Nationals past Phillies 4-3

Turner capped Washington's three-run sixth inning with a two-run single, and the Nationals beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4-3 on Thursday night for their fourth straight win.

Adam Lind had two hits and scored a run for Washington, and Michael A. Taylor contributed a terrific catch in center field. Tanner Roark (12-9) allowed three runs and seven hits in six innings.

Coupled with Miami's 6-5 loss at Atlanta, the Nationals lowered their magic number for clinching the division to four.

Facing Adam Morgan with one out and the bases loaded, Turner sent a grounder up the middle to give Washington a 4-3 lead.

"My first couple of bats I feel like I had some pitches to hit and didn't capitalize," said Turner, who quickly fell behind Morgan 0-2. "He threw two tough pitches on the first two and then got that third one up in the zone and I put a decent swing on it."

The Nationals trailed 3-1 when Lind led off the sixth with a single and advanced to third on a wild pitch and passed ball. He scored on a one-out double by Matt Wieters that chased Aaron Nola from the game.

Morgan (3-2) came in and walked pinch hitter Howie Kendrick. Pinch hitter Rafael Bautista singled to load the bases and set the stage for Turner.

Philadelphia's Andres Blanco started the sixth with a fly ball to center that might have cleared the fence, but Taylor raced to the wall and made a leaping grab for the out.

"I knew he got it pretty well," Taylor said. "The ball carries here pretty well so I was just trying to get to the wall as fast as I could."

Manager Dusty Baker thought the ball was heading out.

"That was a tremendous play," Baker said. "We're used to seeing Michael do things like that in center field because he's becoming one of the best in the business."